Who We Are
FoodHandlerGuide (foodhandlerguide.com) is an independent informational directory of food handler card and food manager certification requirements across all 50 states and counties. We are not affiliated with any government agency, health department, or food safety training vendor.
What Information We Collect
FoodHandlerGuide does not require you to create an account, submit personal information, or provide any identifying data to use this site. The county lookup tool operates entirely in your browser and does not transmit your selections to any server.
However, like most websites, FoodHandlerGuide collects certain non-personal data automatically through the services described below.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use this site — which pages are visited, how long visitors stay, and how they arrived at the site (search engine, direct, etc.). Google Analytics collects anonymized usage data using cookies. This data does not identify you personally. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Microsoft Clarity
We may use Microsoft Clarity to understand how visitors interact with pages through anonymized session recordings and heatmaps. Clarity uses cookies. No personally identifiable information is collected. You can review Microsoft's privacy policy at privacy.microsoft.com.
Advertising
FoodHandlerGuide displays advertising through Google AdSense. Google uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings. You can also opt out of third-party vendor use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting aboutads.info.
FoodHandlerGuide does not sell advertising space directly, does not have affiliate relationships with training vendors, and does not accept payment for mentions or recommendations in editorial content. The only advertising revenue on this site is Google AdSense display advertising.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored by your browser. FoodHandlerGuide uses cookies through Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, and Google AdSense as described above. These are all third-party cookies — FoodHandlerGuide does not set its own first-party cookies.
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of third-party services (analytics, advertising) but will not affect your ability to use the informational content on this site.
Third-Party Links
County pages and articles on this site link to official county health department websites, state government websites, and other external resources. These external sites have their own privacy policies, which we do not control. We link only to government and established public sources and do not link to training vendor sites in a manner that suggests endorsement or affiliation.
Children's Privacy
FoodHandlerGuide is an informational resource intended for adults and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
California Residents (CCPA)
FoodHandlerGuide does not sell personal information. We do not collect personal information beyond the anonymized analytics data described above. California residents with questions about data practices may contact us at contact@foodhandlerguide.com.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. Continued use of the site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
Contact
Privacy questions or concerns: contact@foodhandlerguide.com